Tie for wire fencing.



PATENTBD APR; 11,1905

s. s. WITHINGTON.

E FOR WIRE FENGINGJ APPLIUATIQH PIFLEI) AUG. 13, 1904.

wimzs es I UNITED STATES Patented April 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHERMAN S. VVITI-IINGTON, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

TIE FOR WIRE FENCING- SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No.786,931, dated April 11, 1905.

Application filed August 13, 1904. Serial No. 220,635.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERMAN S. WITHING- 'roN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan,have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Ties for WireFencing; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a tie for wire fencing or wire fabric; and itconsists in the peculiar formation hereinafter fully set forth, andpointed out particularly in the, claims. The object of. the invention isto provide a tie for the crossed strands of a wire fencing or fabricwherein the arrangement is such as to economize in the length of Wireused, to form a firm and compact tie which will securely unite thecrossed strands at their junction, and to dispose of the ends of the tiein a manner to prevent their protrusion. The above object is attained bythe structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a perspective view of a tie involving my invention uniting thecrossed strands of a wire fencing. Fig. 2 is a sectional view throughthe vertical or stay Wire as on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional view through the longitudinal or strand wire as on line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the strand-wire as on line44: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view of the tie and unitedstrands.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the longitudinalor strand wire, and 2 the vertical or stay wire of a wire fencing. Thesewires, as is common in the art, are crimped at their point of crossingto prevent lateral displacement thereof. The tie-wire is first made inthe form of a staple and is caused to form itself around the crossedstrands to unite them, as shown, in suitable dies, (not shown,) in whichsaid staple is driven. When .the staple or tie-wire is driven intoplace, its loop end 3 is caused to lie across the strandwire, and oneleg, 4:, thereof iscaused to pass under the stay-Wire and upwardlyacross the strand-wire on the opposite side of the staywire, itsterminal portion 6 lying between'the staywire and the loop of thestaple, while the leg 5 of the staple also passes under the staywire onthe opposite side of the line-wire from leg 4, thence upwardly over theline-wire and the leg 6 of the staple,'so that said legs cross nearly atright angles, the terminal portion 7 of leg 5 terminating between theloop of the staple and the stay-wire on the opposite side of theline-wire from terminal 6 of leg 4.

By this arrangement a very compact tie is formed which requires but acomparatively short length of wire'and in which the terminals of the tieare confined and protected in a manner to prevent them from protrudingbeyond the plane of the tie, obviating the liability of anythingbecoming caught thereon. The tucking of the terminals of the legs of thestaple between the loop of the staple and the stay-wire not onlyprotects said terminals, but materially strengthens the tie. Owing tothe fact that the terminals are so positioned, it is impossible todisengage them by any lateral V strain upon the strand-wire.

Having thus fully set forth'my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the stay and strandwires crossing at right angles, of the tie-wire in the form of a staple,the loop of which crosses the strandwire and whose legs pass in the rearof the stay-Wire, the terminals of said legs curving upwardly andforming return-bends which cross the strand-wire and each other, theirend portions lying between the loop of the staple and the stay-wire oneach side of the strandwire.

2. In a tie for wire fencing, the combina rear of the stay-wire, the endportions of the legs curving upwardly and crossing the strandwire on theopposite side of the stay-wire from the loop and also crossing eachother, the terminals of said legs lying between the loop of the stapleand the stay-Wire.

' 3. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the strand and staywires crossing at right angles, of the tie-wire in the form of a staple,the loop thereof crossing the strandwire and the legs of the staplepassing in the rear of the stay-Wire, the end portions of the legscurving upwardly and across the strand- IO wire on the opposite side ofthe stay-wire from the loop, and also crossing each other at rightangles, the ends of said legs terminating at a point between the loop ofthe staple and the stay-wire.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification 1 5 in the presence oftwo witnesses.

SHERMAN S. WITHINGTON. VVitn esses:

VVALLAOE VVESTERMAN, KATHRYN E. BECKER.

